Show MAL BASEBALL BA SESSIONS GEt UNDER WAY IN 1 CHICAGO TODAY G 0 0 0 Conference Is Sobered by News News' If f Tragic Accident i Coast League Fracas Fr cas First Question to Be BeSet Settled Set Sees tIed When Meeting Gets Start Started d CHICAGO Dec 10 The The task of shaping professional baseball base- base V ball clubs for their 1924 season was undertaken today by more than 1200 leaders of the sport gathered here for the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest meeting in the games game's history Arrangements of schedules settlement of disputes cx- cx change of players and numerous minor matters confront the tha major and minor league officials during their six days day of meeting and bargaining Speculation lon among these thue officials pointed to possible deals Involving Rogers Hornsby second baseman basem of the tha St. St Louis Cardinals Eddie EddIs Collins captain cap cap- Cain tain of the Chicago white Whit Sox Sex Urban Shocker pitcher of the St. St Louis Browns Brown and other stars There was wu talk that Collins might go to Washington as manager while B. B trade is spoken of that would bring Hornsby to the Chicago Nationals President is understood to have bae offered four players for Frank Chance stew new w manager of the Chicago Americans intends to make snake two or three thre deals in an attempt to strengthen n the th club Today's meetings Include a session of ot the board beard of arbitration of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues League meeting of the National league e. and of the board of directors director of the tha American league leacue in addition to three thre minor league meetings First PInt among the c. c cases to te b bt be consIdered considered consid consId- ered by the tha board of arbitration was the McCarthy Williams controversy over the tha presidency of the tha Pacific Coast league William II 11 McCarthy of San Francisco Frant deposed president and nd tarry Harry A. A Williams the newly elected president dent were here to explain their ve version slon of the tha situation The Tile American association convened to tod take up the task of arranging a its 1924 1 schedule d fe President H cn said that two schedules one calling Ing for games gamu and the tha other for are to be ba con coil The Southern association end and the Ve Western tern league also 1110 m met t to take tk up lP their problems problem I con COBB MOURNS DEATH CHICAGO Dec 10 Sobered Sobered by br the tha I tragic death of Wild Bill Donovan killed in the wreck of the tha Twentieth Century limited the annual meeting of ot the major and minor league baseball moguls s swung ng Into action today The fight between President ex-President William Wil liam 1 McCarthy of the tha Pacific Coast Cost league lealue and Harry Williams new president dent was the tha first bit of business on the program Both oth sides Ides presented their arguments to the board of arbitration and a a. verdict may be ba reached some sometime sometime sometime time today McCarthy dispute disputes th the th right of Wll- Wll llama hams to the presidency I Nearly e a score ot of minor league meet meet- In are ua under way President John A. A of at the tha National Na NR league who was wan a passenger tr on the tha ill III fated Twentieth Century but hut who escaped Injury rounded up t tie the e National league magnates for a a. preliminary preliminary nary conference The official meeting will wili get nt und under underway underway r way later aj Ban a Johnson non president of the tha American Amen Ameri can l league has baa called a conference of hi his l league for tomorrow er w The joint meeting o of the A American lc i i and National leagues s will ba be e held on on- on Wednesday The death of Donovan O cams as a te kh n g great s shock to t the 2000 o owners s. s sn- sn agers players player and scouts gathered for tor forthe forthe the meeting Ty Cobb manager manger of the tha Detroit Tigers Tiger who was a a. rookie when the brilliant pitcher was wa at the height of his fame said t Bill helped me ma get started When I Ithe the other boys boy gave gae me ma the razz because be be- cu cause e all rookies rookIe get it it Bill took a fI kindly Interest in me and helped m me along He lie has been one of my greatest friends frIend and It tt was ws hard to lose iose him Some action in token o of respect to Donovan wIlt will be taken b by the meet- meet I ing g. g |